dognovel Chapter 392 What bargaining chips do you have to let me spare your life
Chapter 392 What bargaining chips do you have to let me spare your life
Jiang Wange knew that although movable type printing was a great invention in ancient China, it was not taken seriously by those in power after Bi Sheng created it.
Until Bi Sheng's death, movable type printing was not promoted, and this technology did not become popular until later generations.
But the national conditions of the Great Zhou Dynasty are different from those of ancient China. She is confident that movable type printing will definitely catch Nangong Xuanyu's eye!
If that doesn’t work...she knows other things!
Jiang Wange didn’t believe that any ambitious emperor would refuse the technology that could make his country strong!
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The Hall of Nourishing Heart.
After hearing Li Changde's report, Nangong Xuanyu's eyes became deep. He was silent for a long time before saying, "...Send Jiang over."
"Yes!"
Jiang Wange brought the wood blocks she had carved during this period of time and stepped into the Yangxin Palace. When she saw Nangong Xuanyu, she felt extremely complicated...
She always thought that she was like the heroines in novels and short plays, and had been given the opportunity to travel through time and space in a book, to become a queen in ancient times and have a passionate love affair with the emperor!
I didn't expect...she is actually a clown...
I can't even save my life, compared to that, a broken heart is nothing.
Jiang Wange knelt on the ground and saluted respectfully: "Your Majesty..."
Nangong Xuanyu looked down at her and said, "Treason is a serious crime that will lead to the extermination of the family. I am very curious, what bargaining chips do you have to let me spare your life?"
Jiang Wange sniffed, suppressed the pain in her heart, and presented the things she had brought.
Then he gave a brief account of the principles and usage of movable type printing.
The emperor has demoted her to a commoner, and Jiang Wange now doesn't know what she should call herself according to palace rules.
"...I understand that those who can read are scholars or people from wealthy families. Craftsmen and the like cannot read a single word, so movable type printing is difficult to operate. But it doesn't matter."
"Let some people who know how to write carve out a sample of each character, and then let the craftsmen carve according to it, and then they can make many sets of movable type molds."
"When printing, you only need to let the literate supervisor to do the repair, selection and typesetting of the characters, and the craftsmen can do the work even if they are illiterate."
"Your Majesty, I am willing to atone for my sins and do my best for the Great Zhou..."
Nangong Xuanyu's face remained calm, but there were huge waves in his heart.
Since ascending the throne, he has been suppressing the aristocratic families and supporting scholars from poor families and ordinary people's families. However, the effect achieved was not as great as expected.
One of the reasons is that books are expensive, and most of the books in the Great Zhou Dynasty are basically monopolized by aristocratic families and nobles.
Even if Nangong Xuanyu wanted to support it, copying a book or carving a book would take a lot of time. It was destined to not be widely spread among the lower-class scholars.
When movable type printing was first put into use, it was indeed a lot of trouble. If you only print a few copies, it is better to copy and print by woodblock printing.
But... if you print hundreds or thousands of copies, the efficiency will be extremely terrifying!
Nangong Xuanyu looked at Jiang Wange and said, "...Did you invent this, too?"
There was a flash of guilt in Jiang Wange's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure!
Anyway, no one can expose her, so what does she have to be afraid of?
"Correct!"
"Your Majesty, I know a lot more! Keeping me here will definitely bring endless benefits to you and the Great Zhou!"
Nangong Xuanyu naturally did not miss the hint of guilt that flashed across Jiang Wange’s eyes.
This woman... does have a lot of secrets.
The Zhenguo Mansion had already been destroyed, and Jiang Wange alone could not stir up any waves. Even for the things in her mind, Nangong Xuanyu would not kill her easily.
"...From now on, Yawenyuan will be your death cell! I hope that what you bring out next will not make me lose interest in you."
Jiang Wange fell to the ground, and the worry that had been hanging in her heart finally came to her mind.
Better to die than live...
She knew that the day she was no longer useful would be the day she died.
But no matter what, one day is one day...
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty..."
Li Changde gestured: "Jiang, get out."
Jiang Wange stood up and bit her lip, still feeling a little unwilling.
When she turned around, she suddenly stopped, looked at Nangong Xuanyu, and asked with tears in her eyes: "... Your Majesty, is the favor you showed me these days all fake? Do you have... do you have even a little bit of sincerity towards me? Even if it's only a little bit..."
The emperor said nothing, but just looked at her expressionlessly.
At the beginning, he was indeed amazed by Jiang's talent. He thought it was truly amazing that a little girl who had been raised in seclusion could write a masterpiece that would be passed down through the ages!
However, as Jiang wrote more and more masterpieces, the emperor increasingly found that there was a strong sense of disconnection between all her talents and her as a person.
It was as if those talents did not belong to her.
He had lost interest in Jiang, and the political affairs of the previous dynasty were extremely busy, so he naturally had no time to pay attention to this little thing.
Later, she used the hot pot recipe to help the Duke of Zhenguo make a fortune. In his heart, she was just the daughter of a traitor.
Seeing Nangong Xuanyu's indifferent eyes, Jiang Wange had nothing to understand and tears fell from her eyes uncontrollably.
The cousin Jiang Sheng whom she sent to seduce Shen Zhinian, along with other guards from the Zhenguo Mansion, became traitors in the palace coup and could not escape death.
The paper shadow, the pen hint and the inkstone hint were sent in by the Duke of Zhenguo, and they were all beaten to death.
The windows of Yawenyuan were all sealed tightly with wooden boards, and once the door was closed, it was pitch dark.
Every day, there was only a little eunuch who delivered three meals a day to Jiang Wange, until the day when she could no longer come up with any creative ideas that would benefit the Great Zhou.
No one knew what had happened in the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, and they were extremely surprised to learn the result.
They had never seen His Majesty retract his order after issuing it. What ability did Jiang have to make His Majesty change his mind?
It's not right to say that I still have feelings for her.
If Your Majesty really still has feelings for Jiang, just find a corner in the harem to place her and keep her well fed and well-dressed.
How come they locked her up like a death row inmate...
After hearing the news, Shen Zhinian sighed with regret.
She had been interested in Jiang Wange for a long time, and was planning to study the secrets of Jiang Wange after the fall of the Zhenguo Mansion.
Now that Jiang Wange is useful to the emperor, she can only suppress these thoughts temporarily.
At this time, Yuan Bao came in from outside: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has sent the silver and palace maids here."
"Noble Lady Sun is selecting new palace maids in the courtyard."
From concubine to imperial consort, the number of palace servants serving each other was the same, only the salary increased.